When brothers Anthony Maestu, 17, and Dean Maestu, 15, noticed that their band, Soundglass, was not playing to the type of audience they wanted to, they knew there was a problem. “We would be playing at venues for adults — who didn’t get it and were just minding their business — instead of to kids,

Patrons eat and drink at Lagniappe in Edgewater, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Located at 3425 NE 2nd Ave., the shop sells wine, beer, cheese, and other foods to be consumed in-house or taken packaged. Daniel Bock / For The Miami Herald. By Carlos Coba Read in The Miami Herald When David Tunnell traveled

Farrah Fleitman, 24, organizes merchandise while Edward Adames, 29, reviews store records, closing out the day at Sweat Records. Michael Sharp/South Florida News Service. By Michael Sharp Read in The Miami Herald When Lauren Reskin, 31, decided to open Sweat Records eight years ago, she wanted her new business to unite Miami’s

Oscar Fuentes, the Biscayne Poet, is the founder of the Oscar Fuentes Combo. Photo by Carolina Trejos/SFNS. By Carolina Trejos South Florida News Service Oscar Fuentes grew up between Miami and Honduras, listening to his father recite the poetry of classic Latins such as Pablo Neruda and a nurturing mother,

Brigette Cormier, 24 and Juliana Triviño, 24, perform one of their choreographed contemporary dances at the 276 Art Studio during a recent show. Photo by Amanda Perrin / South Florida News Service By Amanda Perrin Read in The Miami Herald After breaking up with his former band, The Midnight Hour, in

Forrest Shaw performs his standup comedy during Speak! Fridays at Inner Look located at 4925 SW 74th Court in South Miami on April 19, 2013. The open mic nights provide an outlet of self expression for stand up comedians, musicians, spoken-word artists, dancers, and actors. Max Reed / For The Miami Herald By

Opera singer Lloyd Reshard Jr., right, rehearses the religious piece "Ave Maria" with the choir of St. Dominic Catholic Church for the bilingual mass on March 30 in Miami. Jeronimo Boza / South Florida News Service By Jeronimo Boza Read in The Miami Herald It was a cold and cloudy day in

FIU School of Music students played at the Four Seasons Concert Series opening performance for the 2012-2013 season. The FIU Symphony Orchestra was led by Maestro Grzegorz Nowak at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2012 in Heritage Park, located at 19200 Collins Avenue in the City of Sunny Isles Beach. Sunny Isles Beach / Michael

Matthew Lewin, 17, an employee at The Guitar Nook, picks up a Gretsch Electromatic Hollow Body guitar and strums away, as he often does at the bi-weekly jam sessions. Photo by Amanda Perrin / South Florida News Service By Amanda Perrin Read in The Miami Herald After only nine months of playing